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020			_a9789914955460
040			_aKenya National Library Service
082			_a155.418 OTU
100			_aOtunga, Mercy A., _eauthor.
245			_aWhen a cry goes unheard : _bthe making of a mask / _cMercy A. Otunga.
300			_a30 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c15 cm.
490			_aThe healing shelf.
500			_aCover title.
520			_aA children's picture book featuring an advisory "Final Note: A Plea to Parents Everywhere." Examines the psychological impacts of infant emotional neglect and maternal privation during the first three years of life. Explores how an uncomforted infant may unconsciously develop a defensive "false self" as a precursor to narcissistic personality traits, emphasizing the crucial need for parental warmth, responsiveness, and emotional bonding to prevent trauma.
650			_aChild psychology.
650			_aParenting.
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